Ok folks, the next RoadTrip will be May 1-6, 2013, on Lake Pickwick! Mark it on your calendar now! Everyone is invited!

 

To elaborate on Glenn's post, the dates are Wed. May 1 through Mon. May 6. Instead of taking a week of vacation to attend the trip, it's now just a long week-end.

WOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! I cant wait. Its my "home" lake! Count me in as the First signed up AGAIN!!!!

Jeff

350 Days and counting.

I hope Jeff doesn't have the place fished out before next May......leave a few in there for us!!!

WOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! I cant wait. Its my "home" lake! Count me in as the First signed up AGAIN!!!!

Jeff

I hope you can deal with the pressure of being the "go to guy" to put us all on fish I expect zip-pow like map review sessions on a nightly basis.

Hey it is RW, ick, Mr.mallard, tn basstracker as well as several others home lake as well. My secrets will only be shared with those who bring free beer, naked women and ........ I sure hope my wife doesn't read this.

Jeff

YES!!!!! If I still have a pulse, I'm in.

I won't make the mistake of stopping in Bristol, TN like I did two years ago. What I expected to be a four or five hour trip to Pickwick turned out to be a nine hour drive. I stopped around four in the afternoon, got my TN license at a Walmart, had a nice dinner, and kicked back so I could get an early, 1:00 a.m. start to Pickwick. I put the destination in the nav system and found out I still had six hundred miles to drive. Got there at ten in the morning.

Yup, I smell a real adventure coming up.

I can't wait to see the particulars. Pickwick State Park perhaps?

Whats a good address or town to put in, I am trying to get a good idea of driving time from eastern N.C. I am going and bringing my boat and wife unless I am deployed!

Whats a good address or town to put in, I am trying to get a good idea of driving time from eastern N.C. I am going and bringing my boat and wife unless I am deployed!

highway 57 pickwick landing dam Tn. Should get you close

13 hours, as long as I dont deploy I am there. Starting the savings now.

Twenty bucks a week is more than enuff you'll be surprised how much you can save if you'll do it every week

I should have either a new job or increased hours by then. I intend to make this one Damnit!!

With this trip starting on Wednesday, I'll probably be able to do the whole trip for once.

Looks like the Saturday Night Wine & Cheese Soiree will need a new name. You can't have a soiree in the middle of the week, can you?

How about the Mid-week Mingle & Munch?

Mid-week mingle and munch it is! Don;t leave me out on this one Gary!

Jeff

Mid-week mingle and munch it is! Don;t leave me out on this one Gary!

Jeff

No one gets left out. I'll be getting a bigger cabin than the one we had last time at Pickwick. Sort of ran out of room. Won't happen next time.

I'm going to miss the soiree.....that was about as high class a name for a shindig I've ever been to.

With this trip starting on Wednesday, I'll probably be able to do the whole trip for once.

Could be dangerous......Long Mike will have more time to try to drown you!!

What's the accommodations like on this pond, I see the Hampton Inn, and something at a State park near the dam but not much else.

Didn't know there was particular days for Soirée's, I'll partake any day

There are cabins, and camping areas. There is also a lodge(motel) and two wide ramps on the site. If I recall the cabins had two bedrooms and two beds in each room. There is a sitting area with a television, and a dining area with a fridge and cooking stove.

One thing I liked. The lodge has a buffet for dinner. I think it starts serving at 4:00 pm. You can tie up at the dock, have dinner and be able to keep an eye on your vessel. Back on the water after dinner if so inclined. There is also a golf course at the park.

Like Guntersville and KY Lake there are plenty of ramps to fish the different areas. The ramps at the park will allow you to fish the dam area, and many other productive fishing areas.

You guys are too funny!

Yes, it will be at the state park again. More details to follow, so don't make your reservations just yet. Just know we've already reserved rooms and cabins, so not to worry. You're safe.

BTW, although Keri and I haven't fished Pickwick before, we do a considerable amount of smallmouth fishing in our area, so we'll be happy to help out anyone who's new to smallie fishing!

Man, im ready for this roadtrip now!

And although I live on St Clair, smallie fishing was something I never really did. And now that I've lost access to a boat. looks like my chance at getting on some good smallies will wait till pickwick.

Traveler, Pickwick Landing State Park has ten cabins (we have blocked all of them,) each with two bedrooms, having two double beds apiece. The cabins weren't designed for boat hook-ups or boat parking, but they worked out fine for us a couple of years ago. Because we had multiple adjoining cabins the members simply worked with each other to get our boats parked as close to a cabin as possible. Parking and hook-ups never became an issue. Just make sure you bring plenty of extension cord. A 100' reel will suffice. On the other hand, the lodge has plenty of hook-ups, just as the Hampton did at G'ville.

I'm looking forward to this trip. I have never caught a smallie and hopefully I can on this trip. If anyone between the coast of nc and pickwick wants to go I can give you a ride.

300 miles, Im going to be there this time!

NGaHB